Northborough – The dangers associated with second-hand smoke have caused the Northborough Board of Health to consider tightening smoking restrictions on some town properties. Smoking is currently permitted on the grounds of the Town Hall, the library, the Senior Center and the Police and Fire departments, but at a distance from the buildings. A proposal [...]
Northborough – Last year’s hiring of DPW Director Dan Nason prompted a department review that has resulted in a proposal to re-organize the DPW. The proposed plan includes both the creation and elimination of certain positions, some of which are currently vacant due to past budget cuts. In addition, the re-organization seeks to transfer responsibilities [...]
Westborough – When protesters held a sit-in inside the TransCanada Corporation’s regional headquarters on Turnpike Road last week, the eight young men and women were chained together at the waist and feet, and their hands were Superglued together. After attempts using bolt-cutters and even the Jaws of Life failed, a locksmith was called in from [...]
Northborough/Southborough – Although activity fees were imposed on Algonquin Regional High School students this year, not all students have come through with the payments. In an effort to avoid cuts in programs, the School Committee voted last spring to charge every student a $50 activity fee, whether or not they participated in extracurricular activities. Although [...]
On the surface, there would seem to be no connection between two recent events in my life, one momentous (to me) and one apparently inconsequential. But who knows what forces work beneath the surface? First, the momentous event: I became a grandmother. Yippee! (Sorry.) I had waited a long time and believed it would never happen. Then, surprise: Gracie.
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer “We never saw those people, we don’t know them, we’ve never been where they live, they’ve never been here. So obviously they must have two heads. Or maybe they have only one head but also only one eye. Or maybe one head and three eyes. They’re probably covered with feathers. [...]
By Barbara Polan
As a news junkie, I spend a lot of my time using Google to hop to news sites. Through the Monday that Sandy visited, most of my searches were regarding locations where I have friends and family; I did hear from family throughout the day, messages along the lines of, “Everything’s okay,” or “Everything’s okay; it’s just that the power is out.”
By K.B. Sherman In a scene repeated over and over, I was recently in line at the check-out counter at a local convenience store. Two men were in line ahead of me. The first, a middle-aged looking guy, bought $40 worth of instant lottery tickets, then, not wanting to wait until he got back to [...]
By K.B. Sherman “Now, I don’t want to give you the old ‘veteran flier’ routine, but I’ve been flying for some time now and it hasn’t always been for crummy outfits like this one…” Oh, wait; that’s Jimmy Stewart in “The Flight of the Phoenix.” I was going to say, I’ve been working for some [...]
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Algonquin Regional High School has a reputation for being a top-notch high school that offers its students challenging courses as well as a myriad of elective courses. The wide variety of elective courses offer students an opportunity to experience a well-rounded education as well as prepare them for life after high school. Thanks to a [...]